2016 LANCELIN OCEAN CLASSIC 25KM MARATHONS: INTERNATIONAL COMPETITORS TAKE TOP SPOTS IN WINDSURFING AND KITESURFING EVENTS

A Spectacular Day Of Competition At The Lancelin Ocean Classic With French Pro Athlete, Cyril Moussilmani, Taking First Place In The 25km Windsurfing Marathon – One Of The Longest In The World.  Also joining him on the podium is Olly Bridge, who came first in the Kitesurfing Marathon – both marathons ran simultaneously along the same stretch making for intense competition.
 
The results for the Windsurfing Marathon are as follows:
 
WINDSURFING MARATHON - MEN

 
WINDSURFING MARATHON - WOMEN

 
Delighted with his win, Moussilmani says “I’m proud to win such a prestigious event and it’s a good start to the year for me and gives me a lot of confidence. I love windsurfing in WA, one of my favourite places in the world… the wind was a bit up and down which made it a bit hard but such a great race, I love the format and I just wish there were more races like this.”
 
Moussilmani is the 31^st winner of the marathon in the event’s history and adds this to his already impressive career achievements – he’s currently ranked the 2015 8^th overall PWA Slalom in the Professional Windsurfers Association (PWA) World Tour
 
Racing simultaneously to the kitesurfers also competing in a 25km marathon, Cyril said “It’s also good to race with the kites, something we don’t usually get to do” – the decision by organisers to run the events parallel to one another made for the biggest start and finishing lines in the event’s history.
 
The first female to cross the finish line of the Windsurfing Marathon, Karin Jaggi – the female world windsurfing record holder having smashed the previous record in November last year with a staggering 46.31 knots. Jaggi competed in the marathon with her partner, Patrik Diethelm who placed 4^th in the Men’s Windsurfing Marathon.
 
Also taking top spot on the podium is kitesurfing favourite Olly Bridge from the UK, who claimed first place in the Kitesurfing Marathon. Bridge, a team member of Northkiteboarding, is a 3x Men’s European Champion and 3x Under 21’s World Champion – a strong contender for race against some extremely tough competition. 
 
The results of the Kiteboarding Marathon are as follows:
 
KITESURFING MARATHON - MEN

 
KITESURFING MARATHON - WOMEN